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The City of Revelstoke wishes to announce the formation of the Mackenzie
Crossing Committee.
The
purpose of this Committee is to assist Council in making a decision
concerning train whistling cessation and crossing control. The City has
been working with CP Rail, local residents and tourism industry
representatives, to find a solution to eliminate the train whistles in
downtown Revelstoke. This has been an ongoing issue for many years for
Council, as letters and petitions have been received from concerned
residents and businesses in the community who feel that train whistling
should be left as is, while others feel it is detrimental to their
health and wellbeing, and has a negative effect on the tourism industry.
The
Committee will review all the options and consider the work done to date
on the crossing issues, including community input already received, and
make a recommendation to Council based on what is best for the community
at large, taking into account budget considerations. It is expected that
the Committee will complete their deliberations and make a final report
to Council by March 8, 2004.
The
Mackenzie Avenue Crossing Committee members include:
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A
member of City Council - Councillor MacFarlane, Chair
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City
Public Works Department Staff - Bryant Yeomans, Superintendent of
Public Works
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Two
(2) residents of Clearview Heights - George Planden, Maureen Weddell
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One
resident at large - Dan Moore
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A
representative of the Chamber of Commerce - Annie Christman
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A
representative from emergency services (fire or ambulance) - Wade
Rota, Fire Chief
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Representatives from CP Rail - Rick Poznikoff, Communications and
Public Affairs, and Kevin Sali, Manager Operations (Road)
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A
representative from the Tourism Industry - Eric Scarcella
The
options for consideration are as follows:
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Option #1 – Nighttime Closure
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Option #2 – Permanent Closure
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Option #3 – Full Closure Protection
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Option #4 – Do Nothing (Leave as is)
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Option 5 – Overpass/Underpass
(The Committee removed Option #5 from the list of options due to
the high capital costs.)
The next
meeting is scheduled for January 21, 2004. Subsequent meetings will be
held every second Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall and an Open House
will be scheduled for late February to receive public input.
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